Arduino

As though an electric mountain board isn’t cool enough for zipping around, this industrious inventor just added wireless control. We previously featured Andres Guzman's mountain board which, at the time, was controlled via a PlayStation...

This DIY build uses pointed feet and moves up the tree something like an inchworm. Two, separated platforms are connected toa retractable spine that alternately grip the tree to move the device upward.
The device has an Arduino Uno for a brain...

This is one of those simple concepts which makes you think "Why didn't I think of that?" The entire sonar unit is attached to a wearable glove and as the user sweeps their arm back and forth, the device can detect anything from one inch to 10 feet...

This fully autonomous airsoft tank uses an Arduino along with a Lego NXT module to control motor and detect targets. It navigates its surroundings using an ultrasonic sensor to avoid obstacles.
Fitted with a Wiimote IR sensor and interfaced...

Learn how to program the Arduino to turn it into an intelligent "celebrity screener" using some keywords and Arduino. The appropriately named "Enough Already" mutes the TV by decoding the closed captioning transcription track, which is transmitted...

With the launch of Google’s new Voice Search feature on the Chrome browser, you can trust the DIY community to come up with some cool hacks. The Verbalizer is an Open Source development board based on Arduino which wirelessly communicates with...

If you're into photography, you may be wishing for a way to activate your camera shutter from a distance. Making use of an Arduino Uno bluetooth transceiver and an Android smartphone, this DIYerallace created a fairly simple way to send signals...

As you're probably aware, the HP TouchPad is now available for $100 - A $400 discount from it's original price. And let's be honest, we all want it running Android. So, to speed up the porting process, we're offering a bounty! With built in...

We've seen some neat applications of the Kinect + Lasers before. This project utlizes the Kinect's gesture recognition to control lasers and audio to allow for custom DJ mix creation on the fly. It uses DMX protocol, Ableton Live, and custom...

**Update:** Sadly, this looks like a hoax (however, read on anyways for some awesome inspiration)
What wouldn't you do with a giant electromagnet from a scrapyard? These guys bought one on Ebay, brought it into their shop, and used it to...